
Particle filter mask
KN95 Professional Protection
Protective equipmentHealth risk / other
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The particle/filter retention of the material is insufficient (measured values: as low as 63%). Consequently, the product does not fulfil the health and safety requirements; thus, even if combined with other recommended measures, it may not properly protect.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Regulation and with the relevant European standard EN 149.
Measures taken
- Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace Voluntary measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 22 June 2021
- Stop of sales Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 22 June 2021
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 22 June 2021
Product
- Description
- Protective respiratory filtration half-face mask. The product was also sold online, in particular on Ebay and AliExpress.
- Packaging
- The masks are packaged in white plastic pouch with turquoise lettering and a sticker with hybrid labelling (KN95 and FFP2/CE). In contrast, there is no information on the masks about manufacturer, model or barcode.
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/01088/21 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2021-29
- Published
- 19 July 2021
- Modified
- 19 July 2021
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